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The DoD continues to work with the Department of Homeland Security to fill critical capabilities gaps at the southern border in accordance with President Trump’s Executive Order “Protecting the American People Against Invasion.”
Source: U.S. Northern Command
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PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – By the order of the Department of Defense and under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, additional troops will deploy to enhance the capacities of Customs and Border Protection as part of the mission along the U.S. southern border.
The DoD continues to work with the Department of Homeland Security to fill critical capabilities gaps at the southern border in accordance with President Trump’s Executive Order “Protecting the American People Against Invasion.”
The additional tranche will provide sustainment support to the already announced Joint Task Force for southern border operations, including: command and control of sustainment units and coordination of logistical support; field feeding support sites; and control of logistical movement.
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Army units preparing to deploy include:
- 101st Division Sustainment Brigade, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- Alpha Company, 189th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Bravo Company, 68th DSSB, Fort Carson, Colorado
- Charlie Company, 129th DSSB, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- 70th Movement Control Team, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia
- 564th Quartermaster Company, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
In all, about 1,140 additional military members will support the southern border mission.
Earlier this month, elements of Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 10th Mountain Division from Fort Drum, New York, were assigned to USNORTHCOM to support southern border efforts. About 500 members from 10th Mountain Division arrived at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, to constitute a Joint Task Force Headquarters.
